"The Tree" is arguably the most famous single woodworker-lumber tree in history, and especially prized for acoustic guitars. For those not familiar , please see these links (and google "The Tree Quilted Mahogany")

I contacted a very well-known luthier (and AGF member) who had previously supplied me with some pieces of The Tree for another project.

He had a small stash of cutoffs and drops which were perfect for this. We made an arrangement and I started making some pens.

The first set I made were for him and are shown in the pictures below and in the next message. Included in there is a Brazilian Rosewood pen I turned for him as well (sorry that was the last piece of that material I just included it because I thought it was so gorgeous to see).

Anyway, these are hand-turned and every one is unique. I have enough for about a dozen more and figured acoustic guitar aficionados like myself would be interested.

Because each is unique, the profile/shape, figuring and grain will all be different. But from the pics you can see what to expect.

I just sold two used designer pens (a Burberry and a Delta Dolcevita) for hundreds.

I am not pursuing profit on this - it is not a business. I love guitar wood and thought folks here might also. I am only selling them for a price to recoup some costs.

They take about an 2-3 hours to make (most of that is in finishing). The hardware kits average $10 depending how fancy you want to get. The Tree wood is exceedingly rare and so expensive.

So I am selling these for $75 each on AGF. Even at low wage rates of $15/hr I'd just break even with my costs for labor hours, supplies, kits and The Tree wood. I am going to sell any leftovers on eBay under the collector pen section for probably $150 each.

If you would like me to make one of these, please send me a PM or reply to this post. Every one is different but you can put some basic customization (do you like a slender pen or more bulbous grip, chrome, satin or 24K gold plated hardware, etc.)